Proverbs 6:16
in Proverbs 6There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
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ASV
There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:
KJV
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
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This verse in Proverbs 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThere are six things that the Lord hates, etc. He more fully indicates how detestable he is to God by sowing discord. But when the Lord says "soul," He does it in a human manner, to signify that He hates such people with full intention …
This site's exposition
seven that are detestable to Him
on Proverbs 6:16-19
“There are six things that the LORD hates, seven” is a numerical form, a full list pressed one item past its round number. The list runs from “haughty eyes” through tongue, hands, heart and feet, and settles in the community with “one who stirs up discord among brothers”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
These six things doth the Lord hate,.... That is, the six following, which are all to be found in a man of Belial, a wicked man before described.
Vigour and diligence in the prosecution of sin-- feet that are swift in running to mischief, as if they were afraid of losing time or were impatient of delay in a thing they are so greedy of. The policy and vigilance, the eagerness and industry, of sinners, in their sinful pursuits, may shame us who go about that which is good so awkwardly and so coldly.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
These six - doth the Lord hate - 1. A proud look - exalted eyes; those who will not condescend to look on the rest of mankind. 2. A lying tongue - he who neither loves nor tells truth. 3. Hands that shed innocent blood, whether by murder or by battery. 4. A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations - the heart that fabricates such, lays the foundation, builds upon it, and completes the superstructure of iniquity. 5. Feet that be swift in running to mischief - he who works iniquity with greediness.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
A new section, but not a new subject. The closing words, “he that soweth discord” (Pro 6:19, compare Pro 6:14), lead us to identify the sketch as taken from the same character. With the recognized Hebrew form of climax (see Pro 30:15, Pro 30:18, Pro 30:24; Amo 1:1-15; 2; Job 5:19), the teacher here enumerates six qualities as detestable, and the seventh as worse than all (seven represents completeness), but all the seven in this instance belong to one man, the man of Belial Pro 6:12.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שֶׁשׁ־ | shesh- | six [things] | H8337 → | |
| הֵ֭נָּה | henah | those | H2007 → | |
| שָׂנֵ֣א | sane' | he hates | H8130 → | 146 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע | vesheva' | and [are] seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת | toavot | [the] disgusting thing of | H8441 → | 117 times |
| נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | nafsho | self his | H5315 → | 754 times |
שֶׁשׁ־six [things]
shesh-H8337 →
הֵ֭נָּהthose
henahH2007 →
שָׂנֵ֣אhe hates
sane'H8130 →146 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַעand [are] seven
vesheva'H7651 →394 times
תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת[the] disgusting thing of
toavotH8441 →117 times
נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃self his
nafshoH5315 →754 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
it leads to
- Psalms 97:10
Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Proverbs 16:6
By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
- 1 Samuel 2:3
Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
- Proverbs 4:24
Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.
- Psalms 97:10
Through
Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
it leads to
- Exodus 23:7
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
- Proverbs 18:5
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
- Exodus 23:7
Through
Psalms 11:5The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
it leads to
- Proverbs 6:16–19
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
- Proverbs 6:16–19
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.